Telangana passes bills that pave way for 42% reservation to Backward Classes in local polls

The Telangana government on Sunday passed two bills to lift the 50% ceiling on caste-based reservations in local bodies, reported The Hindu. The move has paved the way for 42% reservations for Backward Classes in local body polls.

The 2025 Telangana Municipalities Third Amendment Bill and the 2025 Telangana Panchayat Raj Third Amendment Act were passed by the Assembly amid questions by the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

This lifted the 50% ceiling on reservations set by the Supreme Court in 1992, bringing the total quotas for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Bakcward Classes in Telangana to 67%.